The Citadel of Namur rents three multipurpose rooms, a bar and a terrace for meetings, training days, receptions and weddings. The largest room holds up to 120 people. The rooms sit in the Terra Nova site, a former barracks inside the Citadelle de Namur, above the city of Namur in Belgium.
Seminars and company events
Terra Nova offers three rooms and a bar for rent all year round: Salle Blanche de Namur, Salle Don Juan and Salle Vauban. They suit meetings, training sessions, seminars, family events and evening parties. The largest room accommodates up to 120 people. Tables and chairs are included, as is a screen, and wifi is available.
Technical equipment can be added: a video projector, sound equipment, a flipchart and standing tables. The organiser completes a technical sheet 10 days before the event. Detailed room sheets with surfaces and layouts are available as downloads on the official site, so ask for them when you choose a room.
Groups can add activities to the day. The Citadelle proposes guided visits, beer tastings and team building sessions, and a brochure of group activities is published on its site. Room visits before booking are by appointment, Monday to Thursday, from 9:00 to 17:00.
Weddings and receptions
The Citadelle presents Terra Nova as a setting for weddings, with several rooms and a terrace overlooking Namur. The terrace works for a drinks reception and for photographs. The civil wedding venue of Namur is a few minutes away.
A wedding package makes the rooms available on Friday from 14:00 to 18:00, then from Saturday 8:30 until Sunday 11:00. This gives time for setup on Friday and for clearing on Sunday morning.
Rooms and capacities
Three rooms, a bar and a terrace are available. Only the capacity of the largest room, 120 people, is stated on the web page. Other figures are in the downloadable room sheets. Rooms are furnished with white rectangular tables and chairs, and a screen. Consumptions of electricity, water and heating are included in the rental, and cleaning is included except for the kitchen and the bar.
Some uses are excluded: events for profit, public balls, student parties and events with paid, advertised entry.
Catering
The site has a professional kitchen with two cold rooms, a freezer, a hood, four gas hobs, two fryers, a gas oven, a steam oven, a dishwasher, two sinks and large worktops. There is no tableware and no kitchen utensils, so your caterer brings them.
You choose your own caterer and your own brewer, and no corkage fee applies. The Citadelle also publishes options for breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch and afternoon snacks during a rental.
Accommodation
The Château de Namur, a hotel and restaurant built between the two world wars, stands on the Citadelle. It is run with students of the provincial hotel school, and guests can stay, eat or have a drink there. The Panorama restaurant is on the esplanade. The official page gives no bedroom count, so confirm availability with the hotel.
History and setting
Terra Nova is the old barracks built under the Dutch regime to house 1,200 soldiers and officers. The Belgian army left in 1977. Today the building holds the visitor center, the tourist reception and the starting point of the underground tour and the tourist train. The Citadelle stands above the Meuse valley and offers views over the city.
Getting there
The Citadelle is at Route Merveilleuse 64, 5000 Namur. The site mentions a cable car and a commented tourist train to move around, and a page on access and parking. Check it for the route that fits your group.
